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Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding Applications (22 Nov 2016)

Peter Burke: 433. To ask the Minister for Health when the grant under the national lottery grant scheme which was awarded to an organisation (details supplied) on 27 July 2016 will be paid. [36066/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Administration (22 Nov 2016)

Peter Burke: 490. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when new partnership farmers will receive single farm payments; the reason there has been a substantial delay with all payments made to those who have recently entered into farm partnerships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35803/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (22 Nov 2016)

Peter Burke: 491. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) has received no basic payment or areas of natural constraint payment to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35804/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Applications (22 Nov 2016)

Peter Burke: 497. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a TAMS application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35871/16]

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (17 Nov 2016)

Peter Burke: I will be brief. The witnesses stated there was not an option to work out the loans together with the supporting for the discount rate. This is where the issue is confused. All the back-up work done in respect of NAMA's formal strategy and the information in Appendix C, which was produced to the board on 12 December 2013, indicate that the work-out period was to 2020 and this is in line...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (17 Nov 2016)

Peter Burke: Whichever one of the witnesses wishes.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (17 Nov 2016)

Peter Burke: Clearly the Comptroller and Auditor General has to make a call on the valuation on the evidence presented to him. Based on that evidence, it does not indicate any departure from the strategy or the 5.5% discount rate for this specific project. The only other analysis is a lower analysis at 2.5%. One of the witnesses said they disagreed with the significant probable loss. It is very clear...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (17 Nov 2016)

Peter Burke: 218. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a business proposal brought forward to him by the HSE relating to a centre (details supplied) being designated as a centre for an acquired brain injury unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35630/16]

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Peter Burke: I thank the deputy First Minister for taking the time to attend this meeting of the committee. I want to deal explicitly with facts. I am not interested in opinions in respect of Mr. McGuinness's opening statement. I want to begin by asking about the phone call or notice he said he received from the Minister for Finance in the Republic of Ireland, Deputy Noonan, of his intention to sell...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Peter Burke: Would Mr. McGuinness not concur that, basically, the Minister has no jurisdiction over making an operational decision within NAMA?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Peter Burke: With regard to how this was executed, the Minister could not ring and say "I am selling all of Project Eagle" because he does not have the authority or the jurisdiction to do that. It is very clearly laid out in the National Asset Management Agency Act 2009 that NAMA is totally independent in its performance. Therefore, the Minister could not execute that. It is not in his power to sell...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Peter Burke: Mr. McGuinness is changing his language.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Peter Burke: We need to be very factual here. The Minister does not have the authority to execute what Mr. McGuinness has stated.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Peter Burke: Mr. McGuinness said in his opening statement that "Since then, we have all become aware that a number of other meetings and engagements took place involving various combinations of the Minister, Deputy Noonan, Northern Democratic Unionist Party, DUP, Ministers and representatives of NAMA, Cerberus and PIMCO". Does he not think that line is grossly misleading in view of the fact that the...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Peter Burke: Mr. McGuinness is clouding the issue.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Peter Burke: Yes, but we need to give an objective view. We have seen how Mr. McGuinness analysed draft orders in his office. We have heard that from previous speakers. I find it absolutely incredible that a person of his stature would make a statement like that which I have quoted and which would imply to any objective person reading it that the Minister met Cerberus and PIMCO. I think that is very...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Peter Burke: I think we should put that on the record very clearly.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Peter Burke: Mr. McGuinness's opening statement did.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Peter Burke: He was not meeting Cerberus or PIMCO and that is exactly the implication that is given in the paragraph of Mr. McGuinness's opening statement from which I have quoted.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Peter Burke: It is very clear.